Welcome to St. Paul's!

Service Times

Sundays

8:30am & 11:00am

Mondays

6:30pm

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St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church and School, established in 1837, is one of the founding congregations of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, a conservative Christian body that traces its theology and practice through the sixteenth century Reformation to the faith of the ancient apostolic Church as recorded once for all in Holy Scripture.

Located in the heart of downtown Fort Wayne, St. Paul's is the "Mother Church" for many of the area Lutheran congregations, ideally located for those who live in the greater Fort Wayne area and are hungry for a Bible-teaching, Christ-preaching church.

Upcoming Events

For details regarding upcoming services at St. Paul's, follow the "Worship" link. To hear the Word of God, select the "Listen to This Week's Message" tab. Learn more about upcoming events in the box at right.

From the Pastors' Desk

As we enter this Advent Season in early December, the days are already moving fast. We're deeply aware of the busyness of these days. Preparations for Christmas just 'around the corner' only accelerate the pace of running from one thing to the next. Projects, appointments, schedules and commitments line up. Time is short ...(read full article by clicking on the image below).

Unified Prayer for Life

During the Unified Prayer for Life Vigil fall 2016 campaign, a cross display representing the deaths of Allen County babies due to abortion was placed on St. Paul’s lawn at the corner of Barr and Lewis Street. It included 60 crosses, each one representing 500 babies lost to abortion. From 1978-2013 there were 30,246 babies aborted in Allen County. Also displayed was a sign encouraging women who are facing a crisis pregnancy or who have experienced an abortion to visit the website Optionline.org. Through Christ’s mercy may we protect all citizens, and speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.

Religious Liberty

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has mandated that all health plans include coverage of "certain preventive health services." These "services" include contraceptives and abortion-inducing drugs. This new rule violates the consciences and beliefs of many Christians and the teachings of many Christian churches.

The Rev. Matthew Harrison, LCMS President, testified before the U.S. Congress in mid-February and has issued two letters to the church regarding this mandate. His statements about this issue, along with more information, can be found here. In addition to asking congregations to pray for the preservation of our religious liberty, President Harrison writes, "I encourage the members of the LCMS to join with me in supporting efforts to preserve our essential right to exercise our religious beliefs."

In response, St. Paul's and some sister congregations are taking part in a local effort to stand for and support religious liberty. For more information, visit "Support Religious Liberty".

The Coram Deo Moment

The Rev. Steven K. Gjerde captured the true essence of the Hymn Festival hosted by St. Paul's as part of the Good Shepherd Institute Conference held in November 2012. His wonderful article from 'A Coram Deo' Magazine is published with his permission here.